The  purpose driven church
Subtitle: growth without compromising your message & mission
By: Rick Warren.
Publisher: Zondervan Pub.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780310201069
Subjects: Church growth.; Evangelistic work.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / W.A. Criswell; title: Surfing spiritual waves; title: Part one : Seeing the big picture. The saddleback story; title: Myths about growing churches; title: Part two : Becoming a purpose-driven church. What drives your church?; title: The foundation for a healthy church; title: Defining your purposes; title: Communicating your purposes; title: Organizing around your purposes; title: Applying your purposes; title: Part three : Reaching out to your community. Who is your target?; title: Knowing whom you can best reach; title: Developing your strategy; title: Part four : Bringing in a crowd. How Jesus attracted crowds; title: Worship can be a witness; title: Designing a seeker-sensitive service; title: Selecting your music; title: Preaching to the unchurched; title: Part five : Building up the church. Turning attenders into members (Congregation); title: Developing mature members (Committed); title: Turning members into ministers (Core); title: God's purpose for your church